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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-09-04more like thismore than 2015-09-04
answering body
Home Office more like this
answering dept id 1 remove filter
answering dept short name Home Office more like this
answering dept sort name Home Office more like this
hansard heading Disclosure and Barring Service: Standards more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what targets she has set for waiting times for the Disclosure and Barring Service; and what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of such targets. more like this
tabling member constituency Sheffield, Heeley more like this
tabling member printed
Louise Haigh more like this
uin 8536 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-09-10more like thismore than 2015-09-10
answer text <p>The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) receives around 4 million disclosure applications a year and operates to a target to process 95% of applications within 56 days (8 weeks). Latest figures (relating to July 2015) show that 95.2% of disclosures were issued within this time and the average processing time was 14.3 days. For applications received from individuals living in Sheffield the average processing time was 15.1 days and for individuals living in the West Midlands12.2 days.</p><p>A key aspect of DBS administration is to ensure that disclosure checks are both accurate and completed in a timely manner. The processing time target provides a clear benchmark for expected performance. DBS targets are reviewed each year to ensure they are appropriate and focused on operational priorities.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands remove filter
answering member printed Karen Bradley more like this
grouped question UIN 8537 more like this
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answering member
4110
label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Louise Haigh more like this